, 1887-10-27

/ stead - aShNnfh"- q TINS city, At
o'clock this afternoon, of congestion
of the heart and brain.
San FEAscIsco, Oct, 24.-Willian
Dutch. a dentist Hh0 failed a few
day aEr TOT &3nG0n suicided today
he WAS 35ycarS OF age.
Almost profound sepsation has born
caused throughout the city by the
ann0UucG;nenr Of the suicide of Hen
~ Benhayon. and his confession of
having poisoned his sister, Mrs tn
In Bowers. for whase murder Dir. J.
Ni!lpn CJt,eCs l. under sentence of
death. While she was living with
her husband, Dr. Bowers, he was
constantly IN attendance upon "ar.
Daring her iilpea- he administered
prcs-''i5ri medicines, taking the OPP
portunity to mix in Il quantity of
phosphorus with each, which finally
caused death. Benhayon's purpose
in killing his sister was to obtain
possession of ;he insurance upon her
life. Her husband had originally
been made beneficiary, but without
his knowledge his wife had trans
ferred tnHt right to te* broth8F,
making him the petson . whom all
mCroE #Se to he paid Wlpn' the
death of Mrs. Bowers occurred, so
intense was the excitement that her
murderuus brother concealed the
/ transfers and aided in the conviction
/ of DIR. Bowers for the crime. Il
must end my misery" was the wall
which wound up the letter to the
coroner. When the confession was
carried 10 Bowers at the county Jail,
the effect was electrical He became
Intensely excited and wept like
child, and words of gratitude for his
prospective deliverance flowed from
his lips.
Jimmy Hackett, the opium snug
gler, was taken to San Quentin to-
day.
The trial of James McCord for
embracery commenced this morning
before Judge Sullivan,
DR.. Nightingale, the physician in
attendance upon j. G. Flood, thinks
the lattcrs condition serious.
WAsHINuroA, Oct. 24-It is report
today at the department of the ih~
terror that the resignation of General
Sparks has tjeen demanded by Sec
retaiy Lamar, by authority of the
President. 1t is explained that the
retirement of Sparks has become
necessary, not only on account of the
lack of harmony between the inter
pretatioH ef the law by him and La
incr Respectively, but also the fact
that the commissioner in some cases
had obstinantly adhered to his own
views III his official acts after reversal
of his decision by the secretary Of
the interior.
FoRT SMITH, Ark, Oct. "a. f. c.
Stone, editor Of the Telephone, was
killed Friday at Talequan, Cherokee
Nation. by f. &. Boudinot, Jr,, editor
of the Cherokee Advocate. The
killing grew out of a political muddle
now agitating the Cherokee people.
The Telephone, which is the organ
of the Mays party, used severe Iau-
f! Suage about Boudinut, whose paper
is run in the interest of Rabbit Bunch
or the national party. Boudinot
| NVub " hctCuC dllQ Niclhduuti dIt
apology or retractioh, when Stone
made move as if to draw Il pistol
and Boudinot shot him
CHIcAGo, Oct. 2I.-Tue wires in all
b. Il Q. telegraph offices in this CITY
were disconnected yesterday and
transferred to the W. Z, office.
\ heavy gale swept over the entire
lake region last night and yesterday.
the wind attaining a velocity Of sixty
miles an hour, and caused considera.
bic damage to shipping Schooners
Main, j. L. JOY, George Sherman and
AiVa Bradley are already reported us
wrecked during the gale, bit the
crews Of all were saved.
New TeRk, Oct. 24-Mr. Archibald
Forbes, the famous war correspond
ent, arrived on tho Alaska yesterday.
He Is in very poor health. All of his
engagements to lecture have been
cancelled, and be IS going to Wash
inSton to try and recover strength.
NEWPORT. r. l., Oct. 24.-The Z. S.
training ship Portsmouth is anchored
off Point Judith, and it is feared the
gale which is raging will drive her On
the rocks, There are several hundred
nouis on board, and Admiral Luce has
sent the Dolphin TO render the Ports
| mouth assistance.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Oct. 24.-The
barge Plymouth is ashore five miles
from here. Her crew are still aboard
I and n.ha,.N = L
she will hold together till Resistance
can he sent to the crew. The crew of
the Alva BIatlley, which is also ashore
near here, are Unable TO leave the
vessel.
SANDhEAdn, Mich, Oct. 24.-The
propeller Oswegatchie came in this
morning and reported that eight
miles above the harbor at IL o'clock
last night with the barges Dolphin
and OMorris in tow, the line parted
and the barges went adrift. Neither
boat could have lived the night out.
PORTLAND, Ogn., Oct. 24.-James
Agnew began suit here today against
the Northern Pacific Railroad com
paay to recover $4,000 damages. In
bis complaint the plaintiff AYERS that
he entered one of the defendants
passenger cars to be carried to Gem
tralia, W. T. After riding a certain
distance an employee of defendant
elected him therefore with great force
and violence while he was in possess
sion OF a ticket purchased from de-
fendant.
PARIS, Oct. 24-The latest devel-
opment at the inquest into the great
loss of life attending the burning of
the Opera Conique indicates almost
Incredible carelessness and want of
system IN the management.
QUEENsTowN, Oct. 25,-The magis
tTate has forsidden any meeting at
Mlddietown during the time of re-
ccrder OBrien's appeal from the YER
dlct rendered against him at Middle